Jerry ’s Reviews > Early Christianity: A Captivating Guide to Early Christian History, Starting with the Ministry of Jesus through the Apostolic Age to the First Council of Nicaea > Status Update

Finished chapter 10. Read about the decline of the Roman Empire and how many blame Christianity as the cause. Augustine of Hippo reasoned that Christians should not worry about the city of Rome as their sights should be on the City of God. Also read about the conversion of many Germanic tribes that eventually led to the rise of Charlemagne.

Finished chapter 9. Read about the adoption of Christianity as the official Roman religion and the struggles Christians had with heresies such as Manicheanism, and Nestorianism.

Finished chapter 9. Read about the events that led to Constantine becoming the sole emperor of the Roman Empire. In 325, he had Christian bishops from around the empire come and hammer out some Christian doctrine the the Council of Nicaea.

Finished chapter 7. Read about the various persecutions throughout the history of Christianity. Also read about certain people who defended the Christian faith, called Apologists.

Finished chapter 5. Read about the history between the Greeks and Israel. The chapter covers the trail of Alexander the Great, and Antiochus Epiphanes, and ends with the Apostle Paul's execution in Rome.

Finished chapter 4. Read about the spread of Christianity to the Gentiles. Also, the debates centered around what tenets of Judaic law were still viable for the Gentile converts.

Finished chapter 3. Read about how the disciples spread the good news of Jesus's resurrection. Also, read how they suffered persecution for preaching about Jesus.

Finished chapter 2. Read about Jesus' crucifixion, death, burial, and resurrection. Also read some different theories that try to explain the resurrection appearances.

Finished chapter 1. Read about the life of Jesus up to His trial in front of Pilate.